Games Workshop revealed a lot of awesome stuff at AdeptiCon last night. You can check out Dawn & John's reactions to it all over on the AdeptiCon Live Blog but we've also collected together the trailers and more below.

The first reveal was the expansion of units and more for the Knight Households of the Warhammer 40,000 world. We saw some additional models for this faction as part of Forgebane but there's plenty more where that came from apparently.

As well as that, we also got to hear some neat news about what they have planned in the far future (where there is only war of course). We are getting Plastic Sisters Of Battle in 2019!

This is great news and certainly will make a lot of people happy. I've always liked the idea of doing a Sisters Of Battle force and been held off by the extraordinary cost of it all, so this could well be the push I need to actually get into Warhammer 40,000. Well, once I've painted that Daemon army I promised I'd do last year.

You will also be able to make armies a lot easier than before thanks to work going into the Warhammer 40,000 Combat Roster.

This will be a fancy app which will help you build your armies before a battle and make sure everything is ship shape!

The Next Codexes

As well as the news about all these new bits and bobs there was also the reveal of the next three Codexes for Warhammer 40,000.

Sam will no doubt be happy to see that the Harlequins will be getting themselves a proper Codex, which might also mean some additional models for the range perhaps. The Imperial forces also get their oar in with Imperial Knights, as discussed above, and the Deathwatch too.

Age Of Sigmar - Idoneth Deepkin!

We also got a proper look at the newest army to arrive for Age Of Sigmar. This is the reveal of the new models for the Idoneth Deepkin!

They are looking rather awesome indeed, a race of Aelfs who saw the unmaking of the world and are now emerging from their oceanic realm to do battle in the Mortal Realms.

The models really have captured a lot of people's imagination and show off a race of very dangerous looking Aelfs. The range as a whole has a wonderful aesthetic which not only adds to the new-look Aelfs but also throws in some dangerous looking creatures too.

Now, whilst I do like the look of these creatures, it is strange seeing them above the water, floating in the air as they are. I would imagine some magic is giving them this ability, but it does seem very strange for a water-based faction.

The big model that caught my attention though was the main character who appears to be the one leading these forces in their new campaigns.

Now that is impressive. Considering what they've done recently with Morathi it's nice to see the other Aelfs getting the same treatment. Again, it really does draw on the idea that this army has come up from the depths of the ocean. There is a distinct level of Ancient Greek running through the force as well, harking back to the idea of Poseidon and such.

Elsewhere in the Mortal Realms things are going dangerously wrong with the threat of rampant magics...

...and something else growing and forming in the Realm Of Death.

Things are certainly starting to develop within the narrative of Age Of Sigmar with plenty of stories to tell and many different ways to get involved too.

Warhammer Legends & Event Miniatures

As well as all of this news, there was the announcement of Warhammer Legends miniatures. These are Old World miniatures, not designed for Matched Play, which can be dropped into Age Of Sigmar.

The first set of Made To Order miniatures will focus on the Dark Elves, to help you expand on that force of Idoneth Deepkin you've just decided to buy. They will then be providing rules and more for additional characters in the future so watch out to see what they do.

Finally, we also had news about their expansion towards Event Exclusive miniatures and they previewed this one at AdeptiCon.

They are planning to make it a special occasion to go to your favourite events and if Games Workshop is there, the chances are that you can pick up something special when you come along.

Right, digest all that and tell us what you think in the comments...

"We also got a proper look at the newest army to arrive for Age Of Sigmar!"

Very very very juicy news. The Imperial Knights Codex me want. I will convert one of my Knights ‘cos I don’t like the new variant mini that much, but the idea is neat. A shame I belive Renegade Knight woudl be in that codex…
The Sea Elves Mages are absolutely astonishing! The one with the ocean cape is gorgeous.
New bands for Shadespire is nice, maybe they will make some great, the last four are meh for me.
And Adeptus Sororitas in plastic, great news. I can imagine myself buying one box, at least xD

Giant stompy robot is awesome. There is no such thing as too many guns. Sisters is interesting for 2 reasons. Firstly after 20 years, what will they look like design wise, GW has moved on a long way since those metal models. Secondly, they are going to follow the production process, or at least as much as they want to reveal, which is interesting in an overall way not just from sisters. Its also a major shift in their marketing approach. As a marketing team, they are now today the polar opposite of what they were 3 years ago. Its… Read more »

Don’t know what to make of these Idoneth yet. There are so many things and styles mixed into them. There’s the “under the sea” theme (but almost Arielle-like, even a bit goofy here and there) at places a hefty pinch of SM vibe (somewhat “Dark Eldar in fantasy”), then the Romano / Greco influences but seen through a Renaissance / Baroque lense. Also, a lot reminds me of style and elements of Confrontation: very much the weird octopus with the scribe (mage?), the wind chime parasol like thing, typical elongated pointy shoulder pieces, the distinct look of the wave of… Read more »

Plastic Sisters…Oooooh.
Big magic skull sea urchin…uh, okay.
Big freakin robots? W00t, but that new big boy is clearly gonna step on the Adeptus Tititanicus’ roles, no?
Sea Elves? Yep, nice, interesting ideas. But I’m definitely on the same boat as many that just handwaving giant flying turtles and stuff is just a handwave a bit too far. They coulda been sea themed without being covered in the contents of a John West trawlers net. Definitely Dark Eldar in fantasy, but cool, since the Dark Elfs had their bad-elf image shattered. I wanna know about the baldy guys with no eyes though…

I really hate elves as a rule, but the Sea elves do look pretty. And isn’t it great that plastic sisters have been announced, yet already in response I’ve seen someone online demanding to know where the plastic thunderhawk is, and it didn’t appear to be in jest either.

Elves that smell of fish…nice. I always keep an eye on the AoS releases to see if I can use anything for the Old World but their won’t be anything in this Aelf release for me (unlike the lovely skeles and skaven models released for Shadespire). I find it interesting that one of the stated reasons for destroying the Old World were the ‘geographical limitations’ imposed upon factions from that world actually meeting or going to war yet we now have elves riding sea turtles and sharks that should be flapping about on the ground in any dry land battles?… Read more »

Might be the context, or maybe clutter, but it’s hard to see what’s going on with some of the sculpts. Floaty fish elves doesn’t appeal to me, nor are they useful in any other gaming context. Something amphibian would have grabbed my attention more.

Floaty fish things just don’t work for me, there’s even a shole of small floaty fish?? Think it would of worked better if they weren’t floaty but had water around a base, as if they drag the sea around with them.

It’s hard not to applaud GW for being willing to try something crazy and throw out a lot of their Tolkein heritage. Not everyone will like it, but you have to admit the new designs for the Daughters of Khaine and no the Deepkin are striking. It’ll be interesting to see how the lore pans out / explains what we’re seeing in these pictures, I’m wanting to avoid snap judgements before we get more than a teaser.

Oh dear..flying fish and turtles?!
Plastic SoB are a good ten years too late to get me excited tbh..but good to hear they finally do them. Well, next year..
A new Knight is a bit of a temptation but I haven’t even one of the previous models as I’m still looking for an excuse to justify the price tag 😉

Not a fan of the Deepkin, the flying fish thing just looks silly to me. The problem with an aquatic themed army in a land based game is that it’s an uphill battle to make it work; infantry raiding parties translate well, but the underwater beasties and ships not so much. Sure you can have them sculpted to look like they’re swimming, leaping out the water, etc but it looks odd (and not in the same manner as snow based on a sand board for example which is just something which is unavoidable). This means those things would be restricted… Read more »